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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈnandia/
- Hyphenation: ε‧νά‧ντι‧α
Etymology 1
Inflectional form.
Adjective
ενάντια • (enántia)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of ενάντιος (enántios).
Etymology 2
Adverb formed from ενάντι(ος) (enánti(os), “opposing”) + -α (-a, “suffix forming adverbs”). Compare to ancient adverb ἐναντία (enantía).[1]
Adverb
ενάντια • (enántia)
- (+accusative) against
- Synonyms: εναντίον (enantíon), κατά (katá)
- Antonyms: για (gia), υπέρ (ypér)
- Πλέαμε ενάντια στον άνεμο. ― Pléame enántia ston ánemo. ― We were sailing against the wind.
- Είναι ενάντια σε κάθε ξένη επιρροή. ― Eínai enántia se káthe xéni epirroḯ. ― He is against any foreign influence.
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